Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
New York
After setting a non-Holiday high last month at an 8.6 share, iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises again to an 8.9 share. iHeart’s Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ drops 6.9 to 6.3 and CHR “Z100” WHTZ is up 5.2 to 5.3. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM dips 4.9 to 4.8. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM continues to inch up 4.5 – 4.6 – 4.7.
SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ is up 4.2 to 4.4 with its stream adding an additional 0.9 share. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM is up 1.9 to 2.3 as its stream rises 0.6 to 1.1.
Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC is down 4.0 to 3.2.
Los Angeles
Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH remains on top in Los Angeles down 6.0 to 5.7. iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST dips 5.6 to 5.5. iHeart News/Talk 640 KFI drops 5.5 to 4.6, while CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM rises 4.1 to 4.5. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE (4.2 to 4.3) and iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG (down 4.5 to 4.3) tie for fifth.
SBS Regional Mexican “97.9 La Raza” KLAX jumps 3.0 to 3.7. Audacy News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM is up 3.0 to 3.4.
Audacy Alternative 106.7 KROQ is down 2.8 to 2.5, but moves ahead of iHeartMedia’s “Alt 98.7” KYSR for the first time since February 2019 as KYSR dips 2.9 – 2.5 – 2.4.
Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters “Go Country 105” KKGO trends up 1.5 – 1.7 – 2.1. iHeartMedia’s “AM 570 LA Sports” KLAC doubles up 0.8 to 1.6 thanks to the start of the Dodgers season.
Estrella Media Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.3/105.5” KBUE/KBUA/KEBN slides 2.3 – 1.7 – 1.2.
Chicago
Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV moves up to the top spot with a 6.6 to 6.2 decline. iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT falls 6.8 to 5.9. iHeart Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ is third 5.5 to 5.4. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” WOJO rises 4.5 to 5.2 to tie for fourth with Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS as it is off 5.4 to 5.2.
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM continues its trend up 3.0 – 3.3 – 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.6.
Nexstar Talk 720 WGN rises 3.2 to 3.8. Cumulus Conservative Talk 890 WLS falls 2.0 – 1.4 – 0.9.
SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 107.9” WLEY rises 1.8 to 2.6.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” KLNO remains in the lead down 5.1 to 4.7. Service Broadcasting Adult R&B “105.7 Smooth R&B” KRNB follows 4.7 to 4.6. Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK holds at a 4.5 share. Cumulus Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX gains 3.8 to 4.4. iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE is fifth 4.2 to 4.1.
Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF falls 4.7 to 4.0. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX is down 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.6. Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM stumbles 4.2 to 3.1.
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 94.5” KZMJ surges up 1.8 – 2.4 – 2.9. Audacy Sports “105.3 The Fan” gets a baseball boost up 1.7 to 2.3 with its stream holding at a 1.1 share.
North Texas University Alternative “88.1 Indie” KNTU jumps up 0.3 to 1.3. Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL is down 3.0 to 2.6.
In its final monthly as Hot Talk “97.1 The Freak” ahead of its flip back to Rock “97.1 The Eagle“, KEGL holds at a 1.3 share.
San Francisco
Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT (down 8.7 – 8.4 – 7.1) and Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM (down 7.6 – 7.2 – 7.1) tie for first. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC slips 6.7 – 6.5 – 6.2. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ falls 6.1 – 5.6 – 4.6. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ is fifth 4.4 to 4.5.
Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM gets a Giants boost up 3.0 to 3.9 with its stream adding an additional 0.5.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL drops 4.2 to 3.5, while Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI falls 4.4 to 3.4.
iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD trends up 1.7 – 2.1 – 2.6. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL rises 2.1 – 2.4 – 2.8.
Following its mid-March launch, AAA 92.7 KEXC (simulcasting KEXP Seattle) debuts with a 0.2 share, which already places it ahead on longtime Bay Area powerhouse 810 KGO’s 0.1.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99” KODA rebounds back to the top of the Houston rankings up 7.0 to 7.7. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ is off 7.3 to 7.0. iHeartMedia Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM continues its surge 3.4 – 4.9 – 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.3. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH is up 4.6 to 5.4 to tie for fourth with Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT as it drops 5.9 to 5.4.
Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ rises 4.8 to 5.2, while Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM falls 5.0 to 4.3.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX trends up 3.4 – 3.7 – 4.0, while Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE follows up 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.0. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT trends up 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.3.
Estrella Media Norteño “107.9 El Norte” KQQK slides 4.5 – 3.9 – 3.7. Audacy Spanish CHR “Mega 101” KLOL is up 2.9 to 3.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN slips 3.6 – 3.2 – 3.0. Estrella Regional Mexican “La Raza 98.5/101.7” KTJM/KNTE is down 3.6 to 2.9. Univision Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 104.9” KAMA slides 3.0 – 2.7 – 2.2.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 740 KTRH slips 3.4 – 3.2 – 2.8. Public News/Talk 88.7 KUHF-FM dips 2.9 to 2.5.
Atlanta
Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV holds steady at a 7.8 share. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB drops 7.7 to 7.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ rebounds 7.4 – 6.3 – 6.9. Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM is down 6.9 to 6.3, while sister Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR is up 4.5 to 5.0.
Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE slides 5.4 – 5.0 – 4.4. Sister Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA swings 3.7 – 3.1 – 3.7.
Dickey Broadcasting Sports “680/93.7 The Fan” WCNN trends up 2.1 – 2.5 – 3.8, while Audacy’s “92.9 The Game” WZGC holds at a 3.8.
Following its mid-monthly frequency swap, iHeartMedia Hip Hop “96.1 The Beat” WRDG is down 1.8 to 1.2, while CHR “Power 105.3” WWPW drops 1.8 to 1.5. Both shares followed the stations from their former frequencies.
Cumulus CHR “Q99.7” WWWQ is down 3.0 to 2.6. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR trends down 3.0 – 2.8 – 2.3.
Philadelphia
iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 6.8 – 7.5 – 8.3 to move back into the top spot. Beasley Media Rock 93.3 WMMR is up 7.3 to 8.0, while sister Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK drops from first to third 9.1 – 8.5 – 7.9. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP jumps 5.5 to 6.7 (while its stream is down 3.2 to 2.8). Audacy AC “B101” WBEB is fifth 5.8 to 5.9.
Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI slides 6.2 – 6.0 – 5.8 – 5.5. Beasley Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM falls 4.2 – 4.0 – 2.9. Audacy Hot AC “New 96.5” WTDY-FM trends down 3.1 – 2.7 – 2.4.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL continues its downward trend 4.1 – 3.8 – 3.6 – 3.5 – 3.1. Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ drops 3.7 to 2.9.
Nassau/Suffolk
Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM climbs up 6.9 – 7.1 – 7.8. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises 4.9 to 5.2. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK-FM is up 4.3 to 4.5 to tie sister Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY as it drops 5.2 to 4.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is down 4.7 to 4.3.
iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ falls 5.1 to 4.2. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM drops 5.0 to 3.9. iHeart AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW is down 3.6 to 2.6.
Connoisseur Media Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF debuts up 2.3 to 2.9 following its flip in March. iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU trends up 2.4 – 3.0 – 3.1 – 3.4 – 3.9.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA holds its lead down 11.7 – 10.4 – 9.1. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY surges up 4.2 to 7.6. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIF trends up 2.5 – 4.5 – 5.8. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG moves 5.0 to 4.7. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN is up 3.2 to 3.5.
San Jose
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL trends up 4.1 – 4.9 – 5.8. Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX is up 5.4 to 5.6, while sister CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ trends down 6.2 – 5.9 – 5.3. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR holds at a 4.4 share to tie fof fourth with Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT as it falls 5.5 to 4.4.
Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC slides 5.4 – 4.7 – 3.9. Audacy Alternative “Live 105” KITS rises 2.1 – 2.3 – 2.6.
iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ trends up 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.8, while sister Classic Hits “103.7 80s Plus” KOSF falls 2.6 – 2.4 – 1.9.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW holds its lead 7.5 to 7.3 (stream adds 0.7). iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is off 7.1 to 6.9. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW moves 5.8 to 5.7. iHeart CHR “Z100” WHTZ slides 5.8 to 5.1. Three stations tie for fifth at a 4.7 with iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW (4.8 to 4.7), Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ (steady at 4.7), and SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ (up 4.3 to 4.7 with stream up 0.1 to 0.7).
Press Communications Country “Thunder 106” WKMK is up 2.1 – 2.2 – 2.6 to set a new market high.
Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM gains 2.9 to 3.9. SBS Spanish AC “Amor 93.1” WPAT slides 2.3 – 1.7 – 1.4.
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